Konica Minolta DiMAGE S414 Digital Camera

Pros: Stunning picture quality. Ease of use. Price.
Cons: Digital zoom, AC adapter plug in location.

This is my second foray into digital cameras after owning a 2 meg. Wanted to step up to high resolution to get near professional results. I AM NOT DISAPPOINTED!!! After one week I believe it to be the finest mega-pixel camera dollar for dollar on the mark ...

Pros: bargain price for a feature-rich and nicely built camera
Cons: auto-focus problem and auto mode set at ISO 400

For the same price, you can't find another model with 4M pixel resolution and 4X optical zoom. What a bargain !
It performs nicely most of the time, and colors (in natural mode) is more accurate than Canon.
in addition, it provides a lot of...

Pros: Excellent--Good buy Looked a long time for a quality camera and found one.
Cons: Rechargeable batteries a must. Needs additional memory card

I was a bit skeptical about purchasing the S414 after reading the reviews about the S404 but based o ...

Pros: Price, excellent lenses, LCD size,metal body,flash power,manual options,almost no red eyes
Cons: Ergonomically flawed on manual, in auto it sometimes produces messy pictures

After extensive (6 months) experience with this camera, I can say it can take some very, very good pictures. It has good quality lenses and many semi-pro options. It's solidly built(almost all metal), the LCD is of decent size, the camera itself can ...

Pros: Easy to use out of the box Tons of features and settings
Cons: Batteries die quickly, but with good rechargables, who cares.

I read many reviews on Epinions before I bought this camera and for the money spent, it is a great p ...

Pros: sharp natural color pictures. really like the 4-level optical zoom.
Cons: Read-eye when using flash, drains batteries fast.

I've had this camera for a couple of days. Great pictures in natural light. Haven't figured out how ...

Pros: Ease of use, 4 MegaPixs, Great Pics
Cons: Wish I could find a camera that does elapse time frames.

This is a great camera especially for the price. It's got 4Mpx and great pics. Flash, and lots of ...

Pros: The pics, the video, the B/W and Sepia
Cons: the battery life is terrible

This is an incredible camera with all the things you want. I am no pro but I can shoot like one. There is B/W, Sepia, vivid colors, and natural, there is manual white, video with sound, there is different modes and ca,era speeds. The zoom is great. i definaltely like it! The Batteries are terrible. MUST HAVE NiMH Batteries that recharge.

Pros: Many neat additional features
Cons: The camera is bulky

I have recently decided to test out the Minolta S414, and it amazes me. Even though it looks big and bulky than many other point-and-shoot camera, the weigh is actually very light. Also, it has many interesting features such as the movies mode that you can actually record moving pictures.

Pros: Camera rocks! Nothing wrong with it
Cons: Customer service SUCKS!

This camera is one of the best camera I have ever seen for this price. The pictures it takes are flawless! The Camera is perfect in every way. I cant seem to find a problem with it. BUT!!! The customer service at Minolta is horrible! They are bad to deal with in every sense. If your camera breaks or needs service, they dont offer any sort of loaner camera for you to use while it goes through the extreamly long fixing process. Over a month and a half I have had to go with out my camera! They offer no compensation for that and the slightest bit of compassion. That, to me, can some times mean more than good products alone. If you service your product and deal with your customers in a way that sets you apart from your competition, that will leave an indent longer than a camera that will go out of style in 5 years.

Pros: Picture quality, ease of use, full featured manual overrides.
Cons: A bit too big for a regular pocket.

I've owned this camera for a couple of months now. I'm pretty happy with it. The picture quality is excellent (much better than the Fuji 4700 I used to have).
It is easy to use -- the fully automatic mode works well. In the manual mode it has lots of options to experiment and get the perfect picture.
It takes good indoor shots too - not nearly so grainy as other digi-cams I've used.

Pros: Price. Probably the cheapest 4.0 MP Camera Out There.
Cons: If Digital Cameras Were Cars, This One's a 1989 Buick.

I was lured into this camera based on its 4.0 megapixel spec and its price point, but I wish I hadn't taken the bait. I was upgrading from a 2.0 megapixel Nikon, and thought this would be the way to go. Not really. The camera is kinda heavy and clunky, and very slow--from startup to autofocus--it really has a hard time keeping up. (My 3-year-old Nikon is definitely faster.)The no-flash images are definitely good, but most decent manufacturers can legitimately make that claim. Like many point-and-shoot digitals, shots requiring a flash are pretty poor...an understandable fact of life. Not a BAD camera, but nothing real great either.

Pros: Good outdoor quality photos
Cons: Poor indoor/evening shots; annoying lens cover; poor tripod positioning; too bulky

I bought this camera as an upgrade from my 2mp camera. I picked this camera b/c of good specs for the price. It takes great pictures outdoors. Nice 4x optical zoom. Good size LCD screen to view taken pictures. Unfortunately, it takes awful indoor or evening shots in manual or automatic mode. The background is too dark and is lost in the picture. However the person in the picture comes out clear. When compared side by side w/other 4mp cameras, the Minolta was distinctly darker for indoor shots. The annoying lens cover has to be manually applied to the camera after each use to prevent damaging the lens. Other cameras out there have automatic retracting lens covers. In addition, the Minolta is a tad bulky. Lastly the tripod is useless for this camera.

Pros: Cheap. Camera is inexpensive. Uses compact flash cards and AA batteries. That's about it.
Cons: Minolta customer service and repairs. If this camera breaks, throw it away.

I too have had a horrible time with Minolta customer service. The camera started out fine, but had a small problem with some debris in the lens. I sent it in to Minolta for repair and they have completely screwed up the camera. Now the picture quality is horrible, and nobody at Minolta has any sympathy. They are going to replace my camera, but get this.... only with another USED one!

Avoid Minolta! Buy a Canon instead.

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Pros: Great customer service!
Cons: I would be hard pressed to come up with anything of significance!

Great camera! Someone blasted the customer service, so I had to respond to my experience with them.
I dropped the camera and it would not auto flash anymore.
I sent it to the service center and they quickly sent back a confirmation of receipt and estimated time of repair (two to three weeks).
Less than a week after I sent it in, they had sent it back repaired under the warranty.